Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Short North Alliance (SNA) in support of their Short North Public Safety programming.
The Short North Alliance (SNA) is the Short North Arts District’s leading arts and cultural organization, the goals of the Short North Alliance are to advocate for the District’s success, improve the District’s public spaces through creative placemaking, engage the District's unique stakeholders, sustain the District’s resources, and market the District to support its continued economic development.
The City of Columbus (the City), in order to facilitate enhanced safety programs and services in the Short North Special Improvement District, the Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street Special Improvement District, and the surrounding Short North residential communities has partnered with the Short North Alliance (SNA) to implement safety programs and services. These programs complement and enhances safety and community well-being for all in the area serviced.
This grant will provide support to The Short North Alliance (SNA) to support the administration, management, communications, and financial oversight of various safety initiatives, personnel, and engagement (see attached), in order to benefit public safety and health.
Emergency action is required because due to unlimited unrestricted funds, upfront funding is needed to ensure that the program can be effectively implemented without financial constraints for operations and supplies.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this grant agreement is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
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To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Short North Alliance (SNA) in support of their Short North Public Safety programming; to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)
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WHEREAS, The Short North Alliance strives to nurture the Short North Arts Dis...
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